TheSirDingle Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 10:57 AM, Twinsanity02 said: No problem. Hopefully we are not into groupthink on HAIF. Just curious, why don't you? Damn now we're turning into negative groupthink. SOMEBODY PRESS THE REVERSE BUTTON THIS IS GETTIGN OUT OF HAND. Lol, good thing this forum rarely if ever turns into a hivemind like most forums (looking at you reddit). Personally, I like the design of this tower, it has pretty good interaction with the ground floor through well designed retail openings, and the crown gives a pretty unique rooftop not seen much in Texas. Overall, while it isn't the Neil Esperson Building, it's still better than the vast majority of high rises in Texas going up and existing. I think it's a good looking building, and adds a lot to the area. If we're going off the best looking high-rises going up I would have to say The Preston, or that 39 story tower going up on Post Oak. These 2 towers are just astounding. On 10/27/2020 at 5:19 PM, dcdude said: I live in Austin and this one looks like everything that is going up here....Austin just gets excited when they get a tall building, they don't care what it looks like Still better looking than most if not all of them though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Maybe after it's finished, and all lit up in the evening, and the retail spaces are all open, and I finally get back to town to see it in person... maybe I'll change my mind about it. I don't hate it. It's definitely better than certain other buildings downtown (I'm looking at you Wedge International Tower, Three Allen Center and yes, you, Heritage Plaza). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarklyMoron Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I agree that it would be nice to see developers push the envelope a bit more. But the need for an iconic skyline to me is secondary to what's happening at street level. Living in NYC for 25 years, I felt like the impact of the city wasn't any individual building. Yes, there were iconic buildings, but most were built like those in Houston to maximize profit. It is their density and how they contribute to the street life that make NYC the big apple. For example, The World Trade Center towers were iconic, but everyone hated the plaza area around them. I vote for pedestrians over pediments. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, DarklyMoron said: I vote for pedestrians over pediments. Instead of pedestrian impediments! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdude Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 7 hours ago, TheSirDingle said: Damn now we're turning into negative groupthink. SOMEBODY PRESS THE REVERSE BUTTON THIS IS GETTIGN OUT OF HAND. Lol, good thing this forum rarely if ever turns into a hivemind like most forums (looking at you reddit). Personally, I like the design of this tower, it has pretty good interaction with the ground floor through well designed retail openings, and the crown gives a pretty unique rooftop not seen much in Texas. Overall, while it isn't the Neil Esperson Building, it's still better than the vast majority of high rises in Texas going up and existing. I think it's a good looking building, and adds a lot to the area. If we're going off the best looking high-rises going up I would have to say The Preston, or that 39 story tower going up on Post Oak. These 2 towers are just astounding. Still better looking than most if not all of them though. agreed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post houstontexasjack Posted October 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2020 Looking up from Travis: 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cityliving Posted October 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2020 Texas Tower and the Preston. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 ^^^ @cityliving really LOVING your two-in-one specials. beautiful shots... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbannizer Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 4:25 PM, tangledwoods said: I'll play this game:If I was still a kid and my dad said he worked there, I would assume he had the most boring job in the world. This might be the most vanilla ice cream Hines project I've seen. The curtain wall is OKAY, the sky lobby bump outs are OKAY, Sky lobby bump outs would be “COOL” if one was open to the public as an observation deck. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sunstar Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/27/2020 at 2:06 PM, MidCenturyMoldy said: I think it's mostly the boring glass curtain wall, especially on the parking garage. I must note that I haven't even been to Houston since the glazing started, so I haven't seen it in person. But I also don't like the top all that much and I don't like the entrance. I'm not a big fan of 609 Main, either. Again, mostly because of the boring curtain wall. I LOVE the exterior of 811 Main (BG Group Place)...just not thrilled with the notch that makes it look like a giant BIC lighter. Is there an alternative to glass curtain wall, or a different way it could be applied to improve the overall effect? I just feel like all new buildings are built this way now. You don’t see a lot of stone facades going up anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Sunstar said: Is there an alternative to glass curtain wall, or a different way it could be applied to improve the overall effect? I just feel like all new buildings are built this way now. You don’t see a lot of stone facades going up anymore. What I mean is: There are boring glass curtain walls and there are interesting glass curtain walls. This one is boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hindesky Posted October 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2020 They were jumping the southern tower crane. Caught it from several different spots while riding in downtown. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidCenturyMoldy Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 1 hour ago, hindesky said: OK. I like the building a bit more after seeing this photograph. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post cityliving Posted November 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2020 (edited) View from 29th floor-Marriott Marquis. Edited November 1, 2020 by cityliving 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Where are we at on this building? Are we getting close to topping out? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keaton Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 The "looking out my window" count has them finishing the concrete work on 40 and starting the work to pour 41. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andrew Ewert Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 12:06 PM, wxman said: Where are we at on this building? Are we getting close to topping out? What I've found online indicates it should only be about 20 feet shy of 609 Main when it's done. They may top out on usable floors soon, but I think we still have quite a bit more visual height to go. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enriquewx91 Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Im not a fan so far of this project, hoping the crown changes my mind. If it lights up extra points, we need more lights in our downtown. (but nothing like Dallas yuck) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Sorry y'all, didn't mean to derail the thread. Moving night skyline discussions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Nate99 Posted November 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2020 Reminder of what the crown is supposed to look like with a rendered approximation of relative prominence... 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I wonder if those trees on the balconies are gonna materialize. In this rendering they seem to be pretty big, like 2 stories in height. Is that even doable? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avossos Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/17/2020 at 8:03 AM, Nate99 said: Reminder of what the crown is supposed to look like with a rendered approximation of relative prominence... if this picture is correct, they have about 7 more floors to go until they reach the start of the crown. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post hindesky Posted November 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 They are jumping the north tower crane on Sunday, I wonder if this is going to be the last time they jump it? 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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monarch Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 ^^^ @jermh what an absolute GORGEOUS illustration! heck, this edifice is not even completed yet. upon my own personal view, once TEXAS TOWER is fully completed, it shall reign as one of the most beautiful/elegant/sophisticated towers in the south/southwest. mark my words... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Avossos Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 6-7 more floors to go plus crown (at most 4 floors high?) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BigFootsSocks Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 19 hours ago, hindesky said: From reddit u/PineappleNipples Really appreciate the work here by Mr.Nipples 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 5:14 PM, hindesky said: From reddit u/PineappleNipples 20 hours ago, BigFootsSocks said: Really appreciate the work here by Mr.Nipples depending on who you are, and what industry you are in (or what company you keep), the pineapple can have different meanings. hospitality, swinging, hand grenade, on snapchat it means you are in a complicated relationship, and others of more sordid things. I like to think that hospitality is the most common meaning, but while hospitality nipple certainly does work, I like to think this redditor was a former marine. so I have to really say, grenade nipple has got a great eye for photography. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm91 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Another shot from 2nd Ward now that the weather is perfect. Also, what’s going on at the courthouse (?) 3rd crane and what’s the 4th crane 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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